Searching for Satellites
the news
is released
for the secret
of worlds, I reach
the end
of my laughter
and breathe
to the night sky
a periodically
interrupted song
to reach the forest
of my refuge, here
where the lights are
where one dissolves
and appears. to see the hidden
files of your mind
and listen
listen
as I cross the road
to find the fox
of the funeral home’s
bewildering delight
where there is laughter
marked by a mysterious
blinking light
that the occluded
erase the sun with, and I’ve lost
my heart
for the present moment, as I fear
it is one more day
to see others walk
in the dark morning
of imposters
and timeless life. I say
farewell to you, my love
as I enter the darkness
to be with you
in our morning kisses, and see
that we shall never part
your heart
as the Sea was parted
as the world collapses
and we say ‘yes’
to the fearsome light
Copyright Credit: Roberto Harrison, "Searching for Satellites" from Bridge of the World. Copyright © 2017 by Roberto Harrison. Reprinted by permission of Litmus Press.